Archaeology Degrees

Study archaeology and graduate from one of the most varied educational courses taught at university, and one of the few that bridges the Humanities and the Sciences. At its heart archaeology is a very practical subject; using scientific techniques to extract information from excavations and then apply humanistic and anthropological studies to interpret these discoveries.

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Archaeology is the scientific study of peoples of the past, their culture and their relationship with their environment; this is achieved through excavating, recording and analysing artifacts, architecture, topography and biofacts.

Courses in archaeology

Archaeologists employ a growing range of techniques to obtain as much data from the site as possible. As such, you have the option of studying an increasing number of combined honours’ courses. These include:

Students studying a Master's degrees in archaeology have the opportunity to fine-tune their course to match their specific field of interest. Students that complete their master's degree can then go on to study a Ph.D - which is a requirement for most curator jobs.

Careers in Archaeology

Once you have completed your education in Archaeology, jobs tend to fall within four key categories:

Education Archaeologists within the academic sector can be found teaching a variety of subjects within colleges and universities. Subjects includeanthropology, archaeology, art history, architecture, classics, history, and theology. During summer months the opportunity exists for academic archaeologists to conduct field research funded by grants or contracts from their school or private organisations, before returning to teach at the start of the academic year.

Museum PositionsMuseum curators are responsible for creating exhibits and maintaining the museum’s collections. Such archaeologists usually hold a Ph.D.

Governmental PositionsMost Governments employ a significant number of archaeologists due to the variety of activities conducted by state departments; construction, planning, conservation restrictions and protected habitats being but some of the areas that can require archaeological attention.

Private sector archaeologyDue to conservation laws, there is a demand for archaeologists to work in the private sector to excavate and document archaeological finds; mainly through construction projects.

Summary of studying archaeology

In summary, an education in archaeology will open up new (or rather old) worlds. Whether your interest in archaeology stems from sites such as Stonehenge, Pompeii or the Pyramids, archaeology is a broad, hands-on field of study.

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